Education:
COLOR’s education program is set out to educate and provide information to Latinas on their reproductive rights and how to protect those rights.
Advocacy:
One of COLOR’s main focuses is to provide Latinas with a right to be heard and existence around reproductive health and freedom at the legislative stage.
COLOR beliefs are deeply tied into creating sisterhood among the Latina community, and to organize themselves to create change by the laws that are currently affecting women and Latina women alike.
I personally think that COLOR is doing a great job in regards to reaching out the Latina community, and other minorities as well. They collaborate with various ethnic groups and organizations to help meld many issues that are tied into racial/ethnic discrimination, biased laws towards minorities, health related issues, such as HIV/AIDS and high teen pregnancy; all of which are expressed through forms of culture, via art, music, and food.
I really admire the hard work that goes into create community awareness in COLOR. They’re located in the heart of an underserved population in Denver, and they have their family’s support as well. The only downside to the organization is that they might be a bit unorganized in the process to get tasks done. I’m assuming that they inquire much feedback, or can’t reach a consensus before the final decision is made. I’m very excited to be helping out with the HIV/AIDS event that is to come on March 11th. I will be documenting the event by observing/recording/taking photos of the details of the event, jotting down people’s experiences of the event, and I may even participate by having myself be HIV tested.
